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the\nCommonwealth, or receive any property in violation of the preceding sections of\nthis chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not exceeding\ndouble the amount of the value of the property so injured or defaced, or, in the\ndiscretion of the jury, be imprisoned in jail not less than two weeks nor more\nthan two months.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 969; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(94).","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}